Wednesday, 4 Sep 2013

Google's Sundar Pichai, head of both Android and Chrome, has confirmed that the next version of Android will be release 4.4 and will officially be named KitKat, not Key Lime Pie as previously expected.

Western Digital has updated its WD Red series with the inclusion of 2.5-inch drives. Previously, only 3.5-inch drives were available from this series that is designed for SOHO network attached storage (NAS) systems.

Tuesday, 3 Sep 2013

Creative has announced a new range of premium Creative Aurvana headsets: the flagship Creative Aurvana Platinum, the Creative Aurvana Gold, and the Creative Aurvana Live!2, the second gen of the Aurvana Live! headset. Also introduced is the Hitz WP380 wireless headset.

Microsoft's Nokia deal, announced today, also comes with the 'Asha' and 'Lumia' trademarks as part of the deal. What this means going forward is that we're seeing the last of the Nokia-branded Asha and Lumia phones on the market today, and the bowing out of Nokia from the mobile phone market.

With printed letters on the front of the keys instead of on the top, the QuickFire Stealth features N-key rollover, USB and PS/2 interfaces, and is tenkeyless, enabling more area for the gamer to swipe his mouse.

Following today's big announcement of the acquisition of Nokia, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has sent an internal email to staff explaining the changes in more detail. Click through for highlights from the email.